Örnsköldsvik Municipality (; ) is one of Sweden's 290 municipalities, in Västernorrland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is in the town Örnsköldsvik. The present municipality was created in 1971 by the amalgamation of the City of Örnsköldsvik with seven formerly rural municipalities.

Geography

Örnsköldsvik is situated near the northern end of the "High Coast", which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has the third longest suspension bridge in Europe, the Höga Kusten Bridge.

The city is located around 100 km south of Umeå and 550 km north of Stockholm. The area is dominated by forest, but it also contains minor areas of agriculture.

Localities

The municipality of Örnsköldsvik consists of a number of parishes, within which are towns and villages. The population is distributed as follows:

Parish (town) number of citizens (31 December 2005):

  • Örnsköldsvik: 9,123
  • Arnäs: 7,653
  • Anundsjö: 4,100
  • Bredbyn: 1,216
  • Mellansel: 821
  • Solberg
  • Skorped: 667
  • Sidensjö: 1,192
  • Nätra: 5,402
  • Bjästa: 1,777
  • Köpmanholmen: 1,263
  • Själevad: 18,960
  • Domsjö
  • Gullänget
  • Sund
  • Gene
  • Mo: 1,309
  • Grundsunda: 3,214
  • Gideå: 1,215
  • Björna: 1,586
  • Trehörningsjö: 522
  • Gottne: 250

Total: 54,943

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Örnsköldsvik Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.

In total there were 55,778 residents, including 43,029 Swedish citizens of voting age.

  • Äänekoski, Finland
  • Hveragerði, Iceland
  • Ikast-Brande, Denmark
  • Sigdal, Norway
  • Tarp, Germany

Etymology

  • The original town was named after County Governor Per Abraham Örnsköld
  • The name Örnsköldsvik is sometimes unofficially translated into English as Eagleshieldsbay.

See also

  • 1976 Winter Paralympics
  • Modo Hockey

References

  • Örnsköldsvik – Official site
  • Örnsköldsvik Guide
  • Örnsköldsvik Tourist Information (available in English, German and Swedish)
  • Mid-Sweden University College at Örnsköldsvik
  • Campus Örnsköldsvik at Umeå University
  • Örnsköldsvik airport
  • article Örnsköldsvik from Nordisk Familjebok (1922).